Power demand touches record figure

The peak power demand touched 5789 MW in the national capital on Thursday, surpassing all the previous records. The demand has picked up because of the scorching heat due to elusive rains in the month of monsoon and also high levels of humidity in the air, said Delhi government officials. ‘The consumption of power is excessive due to the use of electrical appliances specifically the air conditioners. Delhi has arranged sufficient power and the power companies will be able to met the predicted peak demand of 6100 MW. ‘The total consumption of power in the intervening night of 8 and 9 July was 116.308 million units, which is very close to the highest recorded consumption of 116.735 million units on 20 June this year,’ said officials. The city had witnessed peak demand of 5653 MW in June 7 last year.